U.S. Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg saw the biblical Deborah as a role model
When I asked her why, she talked about another role model: Pauli Murray.
Racism, sexual predators, and my experiences with both
I’ve re-watched the footage of Anita Hill.
A pivotal moment at the Brett Kavanaugh hearings
If the judge is a person of strong moral character, he should demonstrate that.
The Supreme Court finally rejected the Japanese internment—in the course of upholding Trump's Muslim travel ban
The decision says that Korematsu v. United States was wrong. Does it matter?
When does faith become fraudulent?
Should truth in advertising law apply to religious claims? It's a live issue in Africa, where governments could learn from American experience.
What’s the biblical definition of marriage?
In the recent U.S. Supreme Court hearings on whether states have a constitutional right to ban (or refuse to recognize) same-sex marriages, the conservative justices seemed to be preoccupied with the definition of marriage. As Chief Justice Roberts stated, in response to advocate Mary Bonauto, “Every definition that I looked up prior to about a dozen years ago, defined marriage as a unity between a man and a woman as husband and wife. Obviously, if you succeed, that core definition will no longer be operable.”
Whereas this and similar comments made during the hearing are perhaps true on their surface—marriage in the past has not been defined as a relationship between same-sex couples—such comments are misleading, suggesting that the definition of marriage has been unchanged “for millennia,” or disingenuous.
Threat to affordable care
The ACA is no longer just an idea. It is how millions of people access health care—and the Supreme Court stands poised to gut it.
The court after Hobby Lobby: Religious freedom expert Brent Walker
“Many religious liberty accommodations will have absolutely no effect on the rights of third parties. Those are easier cases.”
Money talks
Eroding campaign finance rules gives wealthy donors more power. It may also generate cynicism and political disengagement.
Whose religious freedom?
The RFRA is a good law. But it wasn’t designed to grant religious rights to businesses—or to let people impose their beliefs on others.